// Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
A Alibaba (Qwen) model. 1 prices across 1 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- —
- Lowest (Parasail)
- $0.25 / $0.75
- Context
- 262K
- AA index
- 7.3
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimates
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Context window | 262K (262,144 tokens) |
| Max output | 236K |
| Input | Image · Text |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · Apache-2.0 · Hugging Face |
| Parameters | 8.8B (from weight files) |
| Released | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Model IDs | qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct |
02Prices on 1 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parasail · bf16 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.25 | $0.75 | $0.12 | 0.375 | 262K | Parasail price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=bf16; discount field=0); not checked against Parasail's own page |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
Parasail - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexQwen3 VL 8B Instruct
- 7.3
- Output speed (median)
- 118 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 2.21s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 19.36
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
06More from Alibaba (Qwen)
FAQ
How much does the Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct API cost?
There is no official pay-as-you-go price in our data. The lowest listed price is $0.25 / $0.75 on Parasail.
What is the context window of Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?
262K tokens of context, up to 236K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct). Licence: Apache-2.0.